%0 Journal Article %1 elias_evidence_2006 %A Elias, Johannes %A Claus, Heike %A Frosch, Matthias %A Vogel, Ulrich %D 2006 %J Journal of Clinical Microbiology %K je molecular_epidemiology %N 11 %P 4276--4278 %R 10.1128/JCM.00613-06 %T Evidence for indirect nosocomial transmission of Neisseria meningitidis resulting in two cases of invasive meningococcal disease %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16943350 %V 44 %X Nosocomial transmission of Neisseria meningitidis has only rarely been reported. Here, we present a significant spatiotemporal association of two cases of invasive meningococcal disease identified by retrospective cluster analysis with the program SaTScan. The most likely epidemiological link was simultaneous hospitalization, resulting in indirect nosocomial transmission.

@article{elias_evidence_2006, abstract = {Nosocomial transmission of Neisseria meningitidis has only rarely been reported. Here, we present a significant spatiotemporal association of two cases of invasive meningococcal disease identified by retrospective cluster analysis with the program {SaTScan.} The most likely epidemiological link was simultaneous hospitalization, resulting in indirect nosocomial transmission.}, added-at = {2011-06-24T11:21:47.000+0200}, author = {Elias, Johannes and Claus, Heike and Frosch, Matthias and Vogel, Ulrich}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2908ff39b3d1c8dfb1c32c5b233dd896b/ag_vogel}, doi = {10.1128/JCM.00613-06}, interhash = {410173282cc97c1ff3593467d996202b}, intrahash = {908ff39b3d1c8dfb1c32c5b233dd896b}, issn = {0095-1137}, journal = {Journal of Clinical Microbiology}, keywords = {je molecular_epidemiology}, month = nov, note = {{PMID:} 16943350}, number = 11, pages = {4276--4278}, timestamp = {2014-02-06T18:37:55.000+0100}, title = {Evidence for indirect nosocomial transmission of Neisseria meningitidis resulting in two cases of invasive meningococcal disease}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16943350}, volume = 44, year = 2006 }